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Grade 5 Planetary Motion
An orbit is the path an object, such as a planet, takes as it                  around a                  object.
  1. rotates, second
  2. revolves, second
  3. rotates, first
  4. revolves, first
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
What do the Moon and Earth have in common?
  1. They are planets.
  2. They have no atmosphere.
  3. They revolve around a larger object.
  4. They have nothing in common.
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
Earth’s tilt and revolution around the Sun affects the amount of direct                 that Earth receives in a single day and throughout the year.
  1. wind
  2. pollution
  3. sunlight
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
Most of the cycles and patterns of motion between Earth and the Sun are                .
  1. variable
  2. predictable
  3. random
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
It takes Earth one                 to orbit the Sun.
  1. decade
  2. century
  3. year
  4. week
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
Ron lives in Tennessee, located in the United States. He is studying how the length of an object's shadow changes over a season. He measures the length of the shadow of the object at noon on September 15, October 15, and November 15. He then creates a bar graph that relates the date and length of the shadow. Which of the following best describes how Ron's graph should look?
  1. Each bar increases in size from September to November.
  2. Each bar decreases in size from September to November.
  3. September and November have shorter bars than October.
  4. All three months have bars that are the same length.
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
In what direction does the Sun rise?
  1. East
  2. North
  3. South
  4. West
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
In the summer we would have a short shadow, or no shadow, at this time of day.
  1. 4 p.m.
  2. 12 p.m.
  3. 10 a.m.
  4. 8 p.m.
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
As Earth revolves around the Sun, everyone experiences four seasons.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
A moon revolves around a planet.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
How many hours pass in a day before the Sun is at its highest point?
  1. 8
  2. 12
  3. 24
  4. 48
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
The Sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west. This is the                   apparent motion                   of the Sun.
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
The revolution of Earth is the reason we have day and night.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
It takes roughly 365 days for Earth to go around the Sun once.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
          Seasons           are caused by the tilt of Earth's axis as it revolves around the Sun.
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
Earth rotates on its axis once every
  1. 365 1/4 days.
  2. 30 days.
  3. 24 hours.
  4. 1 hour.
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
1. One complete trip around the Sun is a(n)              revolution             .

2. A(n)          shadow          is a dark area produced when light rays cannot pass through an object.

3. A(n)            rotation            is a complete spin of an object on its axis.

4. The Sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west. This is the                   apparent motion                   of the sun.

5. Opaque and               translucent               objects create shadows.
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
Which rotates and revolves at different rate?
  1. Sun
  2. Earth
  3. Moon
  4. None of the above
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
         Winter          has the least direct sunlight and tilts away from the sun.
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
Summer has        more                 direct         sunlight and tilts          toward          the Sun.
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